扩充

Traditional (Taiwan): 擴充

kuòchōng ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄥ

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Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 扩大 kuòdà
    • 扩大范围 to widen the scope
    • 扩大影响 to extend influence
  • 扩张 kuòzhāng
    • 扩张领土 to expand territory
    • 侵略扩张 aggressive expansion

Antonyms 反义词

  • 压缩 yāsuō
    • 压缩编制 to cut staffing
    • 压缩课时 to cut class hours
  • 缩减 suōjiǎn
    • 缩减开支 to cut spending
    • 缩减经费 to cut funding

Telling them apart

扩充 is about increasing concrete things such as equipment, numbers or forces. 扩大 is about making size, area or scale bigger. 扩张 is about power or space stretching outward, and is derogatory with words like 侵略 or 野心.

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